Recent content by jamoise

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    Rumor: PlayStation 4 Will Cost More Than $400 This Year

    Is there still even a PAL/NTSC requirement anymore? its an antiquated format, my ps3 auto detects what it wants to use on my lcd but i can manually choose NTSC or PAL if i want and my TV doesn't give a crap.
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    Google Thinks Different(ly) With Nexus Q: It's Made in USA

    well Australia has a very large supply of Rare earth, as well as every other raw material you could think of, so you could always get a supply from Australia. Currently China and parts of Asia are Australia's biggest exports for raw material. so essentially the materials run from Australia to...
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    Australia Finally Gets the R18+ Rating for Mature Games

    shin0bi272Right because not wanting your kids to be exposed to excess violence and sex is "ignorant". But I guess its easy to point the finger at others when you have no morals yourself. so, you allow your Kids access to R18+ adult only material? else how do they get their hands on these...
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    A Peek at Google's 'Beautiful' New Gmail UI

    stm1185I hate that black bar at the top. It's distracting and ugly. the black bar is at the top of tomshardware too. I hope you complained about that also.
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    uTorrent, BitTorrent Sued For Patent Infringement

    BWMerlinIf patent troll wins does that mean the RIAA and MPAA get to sue patent troll because patent troll allowed its patents to be used to distribute unlawful copies of media? Reminds me of the women who claimed she owned the sun, and was sending letters to everyone in the world who benefited...
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    uTorrent, BitTorrent Sued For Patent Infringement

    Just had a read of their patent, its based on Server/client situation, where all the data still resides on the server, and just receives data back from the clients on better ways to deliver the data. Nowhere does it say that the clients distribute data between each other or a tracker/seed/peer...
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    What Is A Nuclear Meltdown?

    BelardoExcept there really aren't many "modern" reactors. Most of these are 40+ year old designs. Of course, you are right that these are nothing like the Chernobyl fluster cuck. True, but as you said, nothing like Chernobyl, and also, I'm almost positive their would have been upgrades and...
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    What Is A Nuclear Meltdown?

    also, even though the SCRAM system was implemented through all the reactors (which effectively shuts down the system), theres still decay heat, and unless coolant is continously pushed through the system. it will still "melt" the fuel rods. which will damage the reactor making it unusable again...
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    What Is A Nuclear Meltdown?

    f-14^5. don't jump the gun before inspections are carried out inside the reactor by people and not some poor quality camera images. that earth quake was strong enough to crack every layer of casing.2 reactors at 2 different power plants and a thrid is on the frits at fukushima and a 4th is...
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    What Is A Nuclear Meltdown?

    got this from an article thats doing circulation atm. "Can this end up like Chernobyl? No, it cannot. for several reasons . Chernobyl used graphite as a neutron moderator and water as a coolant. For complicated reasons, this meant that as the coolant heated up and converted to steam, the...
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    Microsoft Explains Why WP7 Update Bricked Phones

    Bricked to me, means the phone is useless unless taken to a dealer for them to redo the software, what is being said here, seems to be just a lockup/lockout of the phone just requiring a reset by pulling the power out (IE turning it off and on again like a computer) or hitting the reset button...
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    Amazon Launches Unlimited Streaming Service

    well, if its browser based viewing, It possible you can just use the PS3 Internal browser to view the movie/tv series. can do this already with channel 7 and ABC (in Australia) with their "catch up" online viewing. depends on if you need a specialized plugin instead of just adobe flash.
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    PSP2 Will Have Bigger HD Screen, More

    I Like the PSP's UMD Drive, because I can buy a game from any country and just play it, instead of being trapped to the online store.
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    Best Buy Charging to Install PS3 Firmware Update

    obviously people on a budget, won't bother to pay for things that just take time to do, but other people who make well over $100 an hour, would rather be working for that hour, instead of spending an hour or two setting up something, that they can pay someone else to do for much less. or they...
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    Sony Disses Apple iPhone Gaming in PSP Ad Video

    the PSP 3000 I just bought while I was in Japan about 2 weeks ago does indeed have Skype on it, so yes, you can use it as a phone, just limited to being in range of WiFi, though in Japan, free wireless hotspots are like every few meters >.>